UPDATE 1-Mexico annual inflation hits 6-month low in April

MEXICO CITY May 8 (Reuters) - Mexican inflation cooled to a
six-month low in April as electricity and fresh food prices
eased, backing expectations for steady interest rates this year
in Latin America's No. 2 economy.

Inflation in the 12 months through April slowed
to 3.5 percent, below the 3.55 percent forecast in a Reuters
poll, and down from a 3.76 percent rate in March.

Inflation rose above the central bank's 4 percent ceiling in
January on the heels of a fiscal reform that boosted prices of
sugary beverages and junk food, but it has since cooled.